Semispan Wing Model Testing - Issues & Tunnel Corrections

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Hi, I am wondering if anyone out there has some experience testing semispan wing models in a tunnel. Most of my tunnel experience is 2D testing such as airfoils but I am going to be starting some 3D wing tests soon and I would like to know what sort of issues to expect. For example I have been reading up on the interaction of the tunnel wall boundary layer and the wing root. Are there other potential issues I should worry about that are typical of semispan models? What about tunnel corrections? If anyone has any suggestions on references that would be great.

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